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The Kern Canyon Hydro facility was originally built in 1921 and is located about 15 miles east of Bakersfield, California.
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The Kern Canyon Project is a run-of-river facility, diverting water upstream which then travels down a tunnel and into the facility.
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After a rockslide in 2017, the Kern Canyon facility installed rockfall protection to improve dam safety and reliability.
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This photo shows damage to the dam's intake structure following the 2017 rockslide.
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This photo shows the dam's repaired intake structure after the 2017 rockslide.
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A large vertical-shaft hydroelectric generator inside the Kern Canyon powerhouse.
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The Kern Canyon Hydro facility was originally built in 1921 and is located about 15 miles east of Bakersfield, California.
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The Kern Canyon Hydro facility was originally built in 1921 and is located about 15 miles east of Bakersfield, California.
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August 24, 2026